Hi @lumi, Although your command should work, you might try: $SplunkInstallationDir = "C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder" & "$($SplunkInstallationDir)\bin\splunk.exe" start --accept-license --answer-yes --no-prompt # or $SplunkExe = "C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder\bin\splunk.exe" & $SplunkExe start --accept-license --answer-yes --no-prompt To run "splunk start," the account should have Full Control permission on C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder and all subdirectories and files. Ideally, the command should be executed by the service account, assuming the forwarder is also configured to run as a service. ... View more